What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Illinois
I'm 17. Almost a year ago, when I was 16, I hit another kid's mailbox with my car and sped off. Basically I was convinced that his father was in the mafia... and after I hit the mailbox while backing up on accident, I was legitimately scared for my life. His family has a history of being unreasonably violent in my town, and seeing his father run towards my vehicle while reaching into his jacket was enough to convince me to hit-and-run.
The next day, I met the kid at school. He wanted me to pay him for the mailbox. I apologized profusely and agreed. I paid him 20 dollars two days after it happened and explained why I ran. He understood completely, and seemed satisfied.
A month later, he called me looking for some marijuana. When I told him I don't sell, he demanded more money for the accident, or he was going to call the cops. I thought it was only fair, (20 doesn't fix a nice mailbox) so I paid him 20 MORE dollars which I knew he wasn't spending on the mailbox. Once again he seemed totally satisfied.
Yesterday, (August 5, 2011) he demanded even more money. He is convinced I only paid him 20 total, when I actually paid 40. He threatened to find me and beat me up over Facebook if I don't give him the money... AND call the cops.
Its pretty clear to me that paying him even more money isn't going to solve anything... This quickly changed from me paying for my accident to him squeezing money out of me to support his smoking habit. But the thing is, I have no way to prove that I paid him any money at all... And just recently I was arrested for possession of paraphernalia. I'm stuck at home being punished, with no way to make any money even if I wanted to pay him. If he decides to call the cops, what should I do? Does it matter that he's threatening me? Does it matter he's blackmailing me? This happened almost a year ago... Wouldn't it be strange for him to contact the authorities so much later?
I'm 17. Almost a year ago, when I was 16, I hit another kid's mailbox with my car and sped off. Basically I was convinced that his father was in the mafia... and after I hit the mailbox while backing up on accident, I was legitimately scared for my life. His family has a history of being unreasonably violent in my town, and seeing his father run towards my vehicle while reaching into his jacket was enough to convince me to hit-and-run.
The next day, I met the kid at school. He wanted me to pay him for the mailbox. I apologized profusely and agreed. I paid him 20 dollars two days after it happened and explained why I ran. He understood completely, and seemed satisfied.
A month later, he called me looking for some marijuana. When I told him I don't sell, he demanded more money for the accident, or he was going to call the cops. I thought it was only fair, (20 doesn't fix a nice mailbox) so I paid him 20 MORE dollars which I knew he wasn't spending on the mailbox. Once again he seemed totally satisfied.
Yesterday, (August 5, 2011) he demanded even more money. He is convinced I only paid him 20 total, when I actually paid 40. He threatened to find me and beat me up over Facebook if I don't give him the money... AND call the cops.
Its pretty clear to me that paying him even more money isn't going to solve anything... This quickly changed from me paying for my accident to him squeezing money out of me to support his smoking habit. But the thing is, I have no way to prove that I paid him any money at all... And just recently I was arrested for possession of paraphernalia. I'm stuck at home being punished, with no way to make any money even if I wanted to pay him. If he decides to call the cops, what should I do? Does it matter that he's threatening me? Does it matter he's blackmailing me? This happened almost a year ago... Wouldn't it be strange for him to contact the authorities so much later?
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